Summer, the 3 months from the solstice to the equinox, has just ended in the southern hemisphere. How did Australia generate its electricity over that time? With renewables?
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BP – back to petroleum
It must be around 20 or 25 years ago that BP rebranded itself: Beyond Petroleum. Remember?
Continue readingThe hour is come
Is it possible that Australia has an energy system that is unfit for purpose?
Continue readingYemeni terrorists set back the clocks by 150 years
Twiddling the clocks is normally limited to a 1 hour shift, either forward or back, near the equinoxes. Even then, not all countries, states and territories follow the practice. But now, we have been exposed as amateurs by the Houthi terrorists from Yemen.
Continue readingGermany’s coming upheaval
Since the atrocities of World War II, Germans have been ultra cautious to avoid overt politics.
Continue readingNet Zero
Net Zero is not a term that is easily defined but that has not stopped the Australian Federal Government legislating a requirement that the country be net zero by 2050.
Continue readingOn track to fail
Writing in today’s Financial Review, Michael Read reports: “Federal Labor’s landmark policy to build 1 million new homes in five years is on track to fail..” Great opening line, seething with dark humour. Politicians in charge, make decisions, failure arrives on cue.
Continue readingAustralian energy production by fuel mix
For the 3 months to 25 January 2023, the Australian energy market operator reports the following supply sources.
Continue readingWow! Solar has overtaken coal in energy generation in winter in Australia- read all about it in the @FinancialReview
So shouts the headline in today’s edition of the Australian Financial Review.
Big news, right? I was interested and so I read on.
Continue readingCoal
In its most recent report into coal (prices, supply and demand), the International Energy Agency presents plenty of data to depress a greenie. Or a certain teenage Swede.
In short, prices are up, demand is up and supply is reorganising as China and Russia disrupt supply chains.
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